The history of King Philip's War

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Philip was forc'd to promife them that on the next Lords-
Day when the EnglifJi were gone to Meeting they mould
rifle their Houfes, and from that time forward kill their
Cattel.
Peter defir'd Mr. Church to go and fee his Wife, who
was but up the hill; 31 he went and found but few of her
People with her. She faid they were all gone, againft her
Will to the Dances; and fhe much fear'd there would be a
War. Mr. Church advis'd her to go to the Ifland 32 and
fecure her felf, and thofe that were with her; and fend to
the Governour of Plymouth who fhe knew was her friend
and fo left her, refolving to haften to Plymouth, and wait
on the Governour: and he was fo expeditious that he
was with the Governour early next Morning, 33 tho' he
waited on fome of the Magiftrates by the way, who
were of the Council of War, 34 and alfo met him at the
nefs of heart, a friend of toleration, 32 Rhode-Ifland.
and the firft of the Plymouth magif- ffl The diftance — making allowance
trates who doubted the expediency of for the indiredtnefs of the Indian paths
coercing the people to fupport the min- could not have been lefs, probably, than
iftry. Thefe qualities would naturally forty-two miles from Pocaffet, and nearly
endear him to MalTafoit, to whom he fifty from Church's houfe at Saconet.
was a neighbor, and lead that good old The date of his arrival was Wednefdav,
chief to give the charge which Philip 16 June, 1675. \_N. E. Hijl. a?id Gen.
mentions, in reference to his family. Reg. xv : 260.]
Mr. James Brown, indeed, feems to
34 The Council of War was a body
have inherited his father's difpofition, which was empowered to ac~l ipecially
and it was at his urgent folicitation that on military queftions, and was compofed
this letter was fent to promote peace. of the Governor and Affiftants ex officio,
[Blifs's Rehobotk, 75.] and of others fpecially appointed. The
31 Tiverton heights, which the upper laft record of election previous to Phil-
road to Fall River climbs almoft imme- ip's war was, 7 July, 167 1, when Capt.
diately after leaving the Stone bridge. Mathew Fuller, Leift. Ephraim Mor-
— ;